The Udine Half Marathon ( it, Maratonina Udine) is an annual

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event over the half marathon distance (21.1 km/13.1 mi) which takes place in late September in

Udine Udine ( , ; fur, Udin; la, Utinum) is a city and ''comune'' in north-eastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps (''Alpi Carniche''). Its population was 100,514 in 2012, 176,000 with t ...

, Italy. The competition is organised by the Associazione Maratonina Udinese and was first held in 2000. It combines a mass race with elite level international participants. Around 1500 runners competed at the 2012 event and this grew to 2162 people the following year. In addition to the main half marathon, there a number of other events held during the race weekend including separate divisions for handbikes and jogging strollers, a non-competitive 7-kilometre (4.3-mile) run called the STRAUdine, and

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. The course for the race was used for the

2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships The 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships were held in Udine, Italy on 14 October 2007. Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given both for the men's race and for the women's race. Medallists Race results ...

. This tournament produced the fastest men's and women's times for the half marathon ever run on Italian soil (58:59 minutes by Zersenay Tadese and 1:06:25 by Lornah Kiplagat). The course record holders are Geoffrey Mutai in the men's section (59:06 minutes) and

Margaret Okayo Margaret Okayo (born May 30, 1976 in Masaba, Kisii District) is a professional marathon runner from Kenya. She has won a number of major marathons, including the New York City Marathon (two times), the Boston Marathon, and the London Marathon. S ...

in the women's section (1:07:23 hours).Sampaolo, Diego (2013-09-22)
Mutai warms up for New York with speedy victory in Udine
IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-05. Kenyan runners have dominated the elite race since its inauguration. All the men's winners have been from Kenya and Kenyan women have topped the podium on all but four occasions. Margaret Okayo won the competition three times in its first four years and Hungary's

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has since matched that feat.

Past winners

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References

{{Reflist ;List of winners
Albo d'Oro
Maratonina Udine (archived). Retrieved on 2013-10-05.

External links

Official website
Half marathons Athletics competitions in Italy Recurring sporting events established in 2000 Sport in Udine September sporting events Autumn events in Italy